Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

Acting

Famed American stage actor. Trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Art. Appeared in many films, initially as a leading man, then in character roles and occasional bits. Consistently billed as Jason Robards, as his more famous son, Jason Robards, did not come into fame until the end of the elder Robards' career. Only referred to as Jason Robards Sr. in retrospect. Died in 1963, having lived to see his namesake son and grandson (Jason Robards III) carry on the family acting tradition.

Filmography

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Wild in the Country ★ 6.2 Wild in the Country 1961 Acapulco ★ 6.5 Acapulco 1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show ★ 6.4 The Barbara Stanwyck Show 1960 The Notorious Mr. Monks ★ 7.0 The Notorious Mr. Monks 1958 Leave It to Beaver ★ 7.0 Leave It to Beaver 1957 General Electric Theater ★ 6.8 General Electric Theater 1953 The Second Woman ★ 5.6 The Second Woman 1950 Western Pacific Agent ★ 6.2 Western Pacific Agent 1950 The Threat ★ 6.0 The Threat 1949 Horsemen of the Sierras ★ 7.0 Horsemen of the Sierras 1949 Feudin' Rhythm ★ 7.0 Feudin' Rhythm 1949 Post Office Investigator ★ 7.0 Post Office Investigator 1949 Masked Raiders ★ 7.0 Masked Raiders 1949 South of Death Valley ★ 7.0 South of Death Valley 1949 Massacre River ★ 6.6 Massacre River 1949 Rimfire ★ 5.3 Rimfire 1949 Impact ★ 6.1 Impact 1949 Riders of the Whistling Pines ★ 5.7 Riders of the Whistling Pines 1949 Alaska Patrol ★ 10.0 Alaska Patrol 1949 Dynamite ★ 4.7 Dynamite 1949 Smoky Mountain Melody ★ 7.0 Smoky Mountain Melody 1948 Son of God’s Country ★ 9.0 Son of God’s Country 1948 Race Street ★ 6.0 Race Street 1948 Return of the Bad Men ★ 6.3 Return of the Bad Men 1948 Guns of Hate ★ 6.0 Guns of Hate 1948 Shed No Tears ★ 5.1 Shed No Tears 1948 Fighting Father Dunne ★ 7.5 Fighting Father Dunne 1948 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House ★ 7.0 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 1948 Western Heritage ★ 7.0 Western Heritage 1948 If You Knew Susie ★ 7.3 If You Knew Susie 1948 The Judge Steps Out ★ 7.0 The Judge Steps Out 1947 Wild Horse Mesa ★ 6.5 Wild Horse Mesa 1947 Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome ★ 5.5 Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome 1947 Under the Tonto Rim ★ 6.3 Under the Tonto Rim 1947 Riff-Raff ★ 6.2 Riff-Raff 1947 Desperate ★ 6.5 Desperate 1947 Seven Keys to Baldpate ★ 6.8 Seven Keys to Baldpate 1947 Thunder Mountain ★ 6.0 Thunder Mountain 1947 Dick Tracy's Dilemma ★ 5.5 Dick Tracy's Dilemma 1947 Banjo ★ 7.7 Banjo 1947 Born to Kill ★ 6.7 Born to Kill 1947 A Likely Story ★ 4.8 A Likely Story 1947 The Farmer's Daughter ★ 7.1 The Farmer's Daughter 1947 Code of the West ★ 7.7 Code of the West 1947 Trail Street ★ 6.5 Trail Street 1947 Do or Diet ★ 8.0 Do or Diet 1947 Follow That Music Follow That Music 1947 The Falcon's Adventure ★ 6.6 The Falcon's Adventure 1946 Vacation in Reno ★ 7.7 Vacation in Reno 1946 Dick Tracy vs. Cueball ★ 5.5 Dick Tracy vs. Cueball 1946 Criminal Court ★ 5.4 Criminal Court 1946 Traffic with the Devil ★ 6.4 Traffic with the Devil 1946 Step by Step ★ 6.2 Step by Step 1946 I'll Take Milk ★ 6.5 I'll Take Milk 1946 The Bamboo Blonde ★ 5.6 The Bamboo Blonde 1946 Bedlam ★ 6.6 Bedlam 1946 Twin Husbands ★ 7.7 Twin Husbands 1946 Badman's Territory ★ 6.3 Badman's Territory 1946 Ding Dong Williams ★ 7.5 Ding Dong Williams 1946 The Falcon's Alibi ★ 5.3 The Falcon's Alibi 1946 Deadline at Dawn ★ 6.2 Deadline at Dawn 1946 Dick Tracy ★ 5.2 Dick Tracy 1945 A Game of Death ★ 6.5 A Game of Death 1945 Man Alive ★ 5.6 Man Alive 1945 Johnny Angel ★ 6.0 Johnny Angel 1945 Isle of the Dead ★ 6.1 Isle of the Dead 1945 The Falcon in San Francisco ★ 6.2 The Falcon in San Francisco 1945 What, No Cigarettes ★ 7.5 What, No Cigarettes 1945 It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog ★ 8.0 It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog 1945 Wanderer of the Wasteland ★ 7.7 Wanderer of the Wasteland 1945 Zombies on Broadway ★ 5.1 Zombies on Broadway 1945 Betrayal from the East ★ 6.4 Betrayal from the East 1945 Music in Manhattan ★ 6.0 Music in Manhattan 1944 Mademoiselle Fifi ★ 6.4 Mademoiselle Fifi 1944 Bermuda Mystery ★ 8.0 Bermuda Mystery 1944 The Kansan ★ 6.0 The Kansan 1943 Silver Queen ★ 6.0 Silver Queen 1942 San Antonio Rose ★ 7.0 San Antonio Rose 1941 A Volta do Besouro Verde ★ 7.0 A Volta do Besouro Verde 1940 The Howards of Virginia ★ 6.8 The Howards of Virginia 1940